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has mine got most miles on?

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:53 pm
by olop GTI
Every time i look at polo gtis 4sale on ebay etc they all seem to have nxt to no miles!!! Was just wondering if mine is the highest miler in the world, so let me no wot youve all got on your clock,

Mines got 105500 on her with vw history up to about 80k, still drives bang on tho and had no problems at all in the past 2 years ive had it!!

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:54 pm
by ModifiedMadness
What Year and Reg is it?

Mine's a 2001 X and has just over 52000 on it

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:19 pm
by andyg
What kind of driving have you done in that milage? motorway or ...?

Mines got 62k, which imo is middle age for a car :)

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:46 pm
by olop GTI
my car is the earliest gti they did, its on a V plate. My mum owned it from new and she did alot of miles to work and back every day - she never had any problems with it either really, 2 new rear shocks 2 lambda sensors and the recall and thats about it i think.

I WAS GONNA CHOP IT IN AGAINST A CLIO 172 BUT SAW 1 WITH 31K ON IT THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS ABOUT FOOOKED. NEEDED A GRAND SPENDING ON IT FOR BRAKES SHOCKS AND EXHAUST SO DECIDED TO KEEP THE TRUSTY POLO :D

ps sorry 4 the caps

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:15 pm
by inder
defo early, V plate! Thought they started on a W only

8)

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:35 pm
by PhilGTi
Mine was registered in the last month of 2001 but is still only X reg :(, should be 51

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:37 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Mine was manufactured on 26th January 2001 apparently.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:23 pm
by Reeyad
PhilGTi wrote:Mine was registered in the last month of 2001 but is still only X reg :(, should be 51
Mines the same Registered dec 01 X Reg.

Had my GTi for 3 months now 32,000 on the clock only done abt 600 miles on here so far......

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:24 pm
by PhilGTi
And an answer to this thread... NO, on ebay there was a black one with 166k

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:25 pm
by andyg
My mate has a 172, he says the engine is too much for the car, always comming loose at the mounts. V fast tho.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:27 pm
by PhilGTi
lol, 172bhp aint ever gunna be a good idea when the rest of the car cost 25p to make :)

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:29 pm
by ModifiedMadness
the "51" Plate was released in September 2001 see http://www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regmark ... ifiers.htm

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:29 pm
by andyg
The quality of most of the small hatchbacks is pretty low, compared to the polo.

With regards to milage, on a VW its only really an issue at resale time. If you have 105k it should easy do another 50k if not more, assuming you look after it. I find the engine is usually last thing to go, everything else goes first.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:36 pm
by M6TT F
PhilGTi wrote:Mine was registered in the last month of 2001 but is still only X reg :(, should be 51
it would be a Y plate, not a 51 plate

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:38 pm
by Si_GTi
Ha ha yeah, like the electrics :shock:

These german powerplants should be pretty bulletproof up to and beyond 150k, looks like now that I'm keeping mine for the long-term I'll be heading thru the 100k marker at some point! Just have to keep the servicing up to date and look after her.

V-plate though, damn that's an early one! I've never seen a V-plate GTi, I guess most of the early ones were press cars?